Pennsylvania
Lancaster Deed Book Index
I’ve written about how much I love deeds—and the great information you can find in them—and I’ve written about how great it is to find the Lancaster County Deed books viewable online. One thing that’s not so great is not having a deed index online, too. I’m working on changing that! I’ve been going through [...]
Don’t Forget Deeds!
Have I mentioned I love deeds? Well, even if I have, it bears repeating. I LOVE deeds! They can be a treasure trove of genealogical information.
Huber/Hoover Map of Lancaster County, PA
I’m in the middle project on the Huber/Hoover family, specifically looking at Lancaster County and Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Maryland—with the likelihood of branching out to additional areas like Somerset County, Bedford County, Franklin County, Dauphin County… A big undertaking! I’ve started by looking at deeds and land warrants for Lancaster County. Being [...]
Update: 3 Revised Hoover Family Pages
I’ve finally added the revised family pages for George Hoover (ca 1766-1847) of Fayette County, son of Andrew and Catharine (___) Hoover and George Hoover (ca 1735/40-1813) of Armstrong county, son of Michael Hoover. These pages—especially George Hoover of Armstrong County—include some substantial changes from their prior versions, so descendants of Christian Hoover, William Matthias [...]
George HOOVER (ca 1766—1847)
George2 Hoover (Andrew1) was born circa 1766, most likely in Frederick (now Washington) County, Maryland in the Leitersburg—Ringgold—Hagerstown area.[1. T.L.C. Genealogy, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Taxpayers 1785-1799 (Miami Beach, Florida: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991), page 77; George Hoover first appears in tax records in 1787, placing his birth year as 1766 or earlier. As census records …
Update: George Hoover of Fayette County
I’ve recently discovered that George Hoover, son of Andrew and Catharine (___) Hoover, of Fayette County lived in Union Township his whole life. Therefore, he can not be the George Hoover who owned property in Westmoreland County from 1779 through 1799 and died in Armstrong County in 1813. How Did We Get Here? Before I [...]
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Union Cemetery
Some family gravestones from the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Union Cemetery in Pennsburg, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsburg Reformed Church Cemetery
Some Waage gravestones from the Pennsburg Reformed Church cemetery in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
Some family gravestones from St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Red Hill, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [map]
New Goshenhoppen Cemetery
Some Greulich and Snyder family gravestones from the New Goshenhoppen Church cemetery in East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [map]
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